JP2002037366A - Two-liquid mixing aerosol container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to prevent undeliberate spray of liquid as necessary, in a two-liquid mixing type aerosol container having a pair of aerosol cans, right and left. SOLUTION: A depressing tube 13 having a nozzle 22 is turnably erected from a top plate 24 of a hollow body 21 fitted over the top of the aerosol can 1. A lateral hole 34 for swing of the nozzle is defined from a side of the forward projecting nozzle 22 to either a right or left peripheral side wall 23b via the upper portion of a hole 33 provided for vertical movement of the nozzle. When part of the nozzle 22 enters the lateral hole 34 by the turn of the nozzle- having depressing tube 23, part of the lower face of the nozzle 22 is brought into close to the lower face of the lateral hole 34. When the nozzle 22 is moved to the extremity of the lateral hole 34, the lower face of the extremity of the nozzle is brought into contact with the lower face of the lateral hole 34. Thus, a depressing head member 20 is inhibited from being moved down via a depressing plate 39.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a two-component aerosol container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-278554, a pair of aerosol cans containing different kinds of liquids is set as one set, and each stem erecting from the upper end of both aerosol cans is formed in an L-shape. The base ends of a pair of left and right nozzle tubes provided are fitted to each other, the tips of the nozzle tubes are arranged side by side on the left and right, and the upper end of the peripheral wall of the cap-shaped member fitted to the upper portions of both aerosol cans. The nozzle tube is made to protrude outward from the upper part of the nozzle hole formed in the portion, a top wall part of the cap-like member is formed in a pressing plate, and the pressing plate and the pressing plate When the top wall portion is connected with a breaker, the breaker is broken, and the rear part of the press-down plate is pressed down, the two nozzle tubes are pressed down together with the stem, and the liquid in each aerosol can cools each nozzle. For storing different kinds of liquids that are provided so as to be jetted through Are known aerosol container,
Each aerosol can of this type of container contains a different liquid, such as for gray hair dyeing, which is mixed and used immediately before use, for example, because the effect changes when premixed.

[0003]

In the conventional container, the top wall portion of the cap-shaped member outside the press-down plate and the press-down plate are connected by a breaker, so that careless pressing of the press-down plate during the distribution process is performed. Although the drop can be prevented, once the consumer breaks the connector, careless ejection of the liquid cannot be prevented thereafter.

According to the present invention, a horizontal hole for sliding a nozzle is formed from a peripheral wall portion of a cap-like member on a side of a nozzle tube to a side wall portion of the peripheral wall, and the nozzle tube is rotated to move the nozzle tube into the horizontal hole. When inserted, a part of the lower surface of the nozzle tube comes into contact with or close to the lower surface of the horizontal hole for nozzle sliding, so that it is possible to prevent the stem from being pushed down through the push-down plate, so that the customer needs In order to prevent inadvertent ejection of liquid.

[0005]

As a first means, a pair of left and right aerosol cans 1, 1 which are connected integrally by contacting each body 2 and penetrate the top wall of both aerosol cans. The leg cylinders 27, 27 erected from the left and right portions of the bottom plate of the hollow body 21 are fitted to the stem 5 standing upright, and can be rotated from the top plate 24 of the hollow body 21 mounted on both aerosol cans. Nozzle 22
A press-down head member 20 that raises the press-down tube 23, and the press-down head member is inserted into the inside, and the lower portion of the peripheral wall 32 having an elliptical cross section is fitted to the upper outer surfaces of both aerosol cans. The middle part in the left-right direction of the top plate 31 for projecting the nozzle 22 forward through the upper part of the nozzle vertical movement hole 33 formed in the upper end of the front wall 32a of the peripheral wall, and closing the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32, Pressing plate 39 that can swing up and down as a fulcrum
A hole 40 for lowering the rear part of the press-down plate is formed at the upper end of the rear wall 32 below the rear end of the press-down plate. The lowering plate 39 pushes down the stem 5 via the pressing-down head member 20, and the cover cylinder 30 is provided so that the different liquids in both aerosol cans can be discharged through the nozzles 22. Left or right peripheral wall side wall 32b from the side of the nozzle protruding forward through the upper part
When a part of the nozzle 22 enters the horizontal hole 34 by the rotation of the press-down cylinder 23 with the nozzle, a part of the lower surface of the nozzle 22 When the nozzle 22 has moved to the distal end 34, the lower surface of the distal end of the nozzle approaches or abuts the lower surface of the horizontal hole 34, so that the pressing head member 20 cannot be lowered via the pressing plate 39.

[0006] As a second means, there is provided a first means, mounting cylinders 12 and 12 are provided on both right and left ends of the connecting portion 11, and the lateral width of the connecting portion 11 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the outer diameter of the mounting cylinder. A connecting member 10 that stands up elastic plates 15, 15 having engaging ridges 14, 14 laid laterally on the upper outer surface via outer projecting wall portions 13, 13 from both front and rear lower ends of the connecting portion. To provide a small outer diameter portion 3,
3 fitted on the outer surface, and a channel-shaped elastic push plate 36,
36, the engaging ridges 14, 14 of the elastic plate are engaged with the lower surface of the separation line below the pushing plate, and the upper ends of the elastic plates 15, 15 are inwardly pushed by pushing the pushing plates 36, 36 inward. At this time, the engaging ridges 14 and 14 are formed so as to be detachable from the lower surface of the separation line portion, and
Detachable head member 20
And the cover cylinder 30 was formed of a synthetic resin material.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 1 is a pair of left and right aerosol cans. These aerosol cans are, as shown in FIG.
(2) A small outer diameter portion (3, 3) having a larger outer diameter than the upper end of the tapered wall is raised through a tapered wall having an upper small diameter from the upper end, and the lower portion of the small outer diameter portion is not formed as an engagement recess (4, 4). Further, the stem 5, 5 for ejecting the liquid is erected upward by penetrating through the central portion of the top wall closing the upper surface of the small outer diameter portion 3, 3. The aerosol cans 1 and 1 have the same size and the same shape, and store different kinds of liquids to be mixed and used, such as a gray hair dyeing liquid.

A connecting member 10 connects the body portions 2 and 2 to integrally connect the aerosol cans. The connecting member includes
A mounting tube 12 having a connecting section 11 having a longitudinal section in a U-shape with an opening facing downward, and having a diameter larger than the lateral width of the connecting section at both left and right ends of the connecting section. , 12 are fitted to the small outer diameter portions 3, 3 on the upper portion of the aerosol can, and engaging projections 12a, 12a is engaged with the engaging recesses 4 of the aerosol can, respectively. Also mounting cylinders
A plurality of split grooves 12b, 12b are formed in the lower half so that they can be easily fitted to the outer surface of the small outer diameter portion 3 of the aerosol can. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, elastic plates 15, 15 having engaging projections 14, 14 laid laterally on the upper outer surface from the front and rear lower surfaces of the connecting portion 11 via the outwardly projecting wall portions 13, 13. Is standing up.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a pressing head member. As shown in FIG. 1, the pressing head member is formed by a hollow body 21 and a pressing cylinder 23 having a lower surface opening which projects a nozzle 22 forward from a front surface. The hollow body 21 is formed of upper and lower two parts, a peripheral wall 25 is suspended from a peripheral edge of a top plate 24 having a planar elliptical shape, and leg cylinders 27, 27 which are suspended from both left and right portions of a bottom plate 26 which closes the lower surface of the peripheral wall. It is detachably fitted to the outer surface of each of the stems 5, 5, and
The inner surface of the press-down tube 23 with the nozzle is rotatably and non-extractably fitted to the outer surface of the fitting tube 28 standing from the middle in the left-right direction of the nozzle 24 by means of concave and convex engaging means.

Numeral 30 is a cover cylinder, which has a peripheral wall 32 having an elliptical cross section whose upper surface is closed by a top plate 31 separately formed, and the lower inner surface of the peripheral wall is mounted as shown in FIG. The press-down head member 20 is inserted into the upper half of the peripheral wall 32 so as to be detachably fitted to the outer surfaces of the cylinders 12 and 12, and the upper and lower nozzles formed in the upper end of the front wall 32a of the peripheral wall as shown in FIG. Working hole
The nozzle 22 is made to protrude forward through the upper part of the nozzle 33, and a horizontal hole 34 for swinging the nozzle is formed in the left and right peripheral wall side wall 32b from the peripheral wall front wall 32a on the side of the nozzle vertical movement hole 33. 33, and a part of the nozzle 22 is formed by the rotation of the press-down cylinder 23 with the nozzle.
When the nozzle 22 is moved inside, the lower surface of a part of the nozzle 22 contacts the lower surface of the lateral hole 34 when the nozzle 22 is moved to the distal end of the lateral hole 34 as shown in FIG. Thus, it is formed so as to prevent the pressing head member 20 from being pressed down via the pressing plate 39 described later. Further, on both front and rear wall portions of the peripheral wall 32, channel-shaped elastic pushing plates 36, 36 are formed by forming a separating line 35, and the above-mentioned elastic plate is engaged with the lower surface of the separating line portion below the pushing plate. Ridge 14, 14
And the thin portions 36a at the upper ends of the elastic push plates 36, 36 are elastically bent, and the lower portions of the push plates 36, 36 are pushed inward, whereby the upper ends of the elastic plates 15, 15 are pushed inward. 4, the engaging ridges 14, 14 are formed so as to be detachable from the lower surface of the separation line portion, and further, the upper end of the peripheral wall portion below the tip of the horizontal hole 34 for nozzle sliding is notched, so that the state shown in FIG. It is preferable that the press-down cylinder 23 be formed so that the fingertip can be hung on the tip of the nozzle 22 to rotate the press-down cylinder 23.

The top plate 31 for closing the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32 has an outer peripheral lower surface placed on the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32 and an engaging projection upper surface laterally provided on an outer surface of a lower end of an engaging curved plate 38 which hangs down from both left and right outer peripheral portions. The engaging lines are fixed to the upper surfaces of the concave portions 32c vertically provided on the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the peripheral wall 32. By punching and separating the rear edge portion of the top plate between the rear ends of the separation lines from the upper end of the peripheral wall 32, the middle portion of the top plate 31 in the left-right direction can be vertically rocked about the thin hinge 39a. The lower plate 39 is formed. Further, a hole 40 for lowering the rear portion of the press-down plate is formed at the upper end of the rear wall 32 below the rear end of the press-down plate. Are provided so that the different liquids in both aerosol cans can be ejected from the nozzles 22 by pushing down the stem 5 via the pushing down head member 20.

To eject the liquid stored in the aerosol can,
First, the rear part of the pressing plate 39 is pressed down from the state shown in FIG. Then, the lower surface of the pressing plate is pressed by the pressing head member 20.
The different liquids in both aerosol cans are discharged from the stems 5, mixed in the hollow body 21 and ejected from the nozzles 22. After use, when the press-down cylinder 23 with the nozzle is rotated and a part of the nozzle 22 is put into the horizontal hole 34, a part of the lower surface of the nozzle comes into contact with the lower surface of the horizontal hole 34,
Inadvertent depression of the depression head member 20 is prevented, and as shown in FIG.
When the front end is moved to the front end of the horizontal hole 34, the nozzle 22 is housed in the upper part of the inner peripheral wall 32 of the cover cylinder.

When discarding the container of the present invention, a cover cylinder
30 and the press-down head member 20 are removed and discarded separately. First, when the elastic plates 15, 15 of the connecting member are pushed inward through the elastic push plates 36, 36 of the cover cylinder, these elastic plates The upper portion is elastically bent inward, and the engaging ridges 14, 14 of the elastic plate are detached from the lower surface of the separation line 35 below the elastic pushing plate, so that the cover cylinder peripheral wall 32 is pulled up from the outer surface of the mounting cylinder 12, 12. Pull out. When the cover cylinder 30 is removed, a part of the lower surface of the nozzle 22 is engaged with the lower surface of the nozzle 33 for moving up and down or the lower surface of the horizontal hole 34 for nozzle sliding of the cover cylinder. As a result, the leg cylinders 27, 27 of the push-down head member are pulled out from the stems 5, 5. Thus, the cover cylinder 30 and the pressing head member 20
Is removed from the connecting member 10 and the stems 5, 5 and discarded separately. The connecting member 10 is mounted on the small outer diameter portion 3, 3 of the aerosol can by using a jig such as a screwdriver.
What is necessary is just to extract 12,12 and separate and discard.

In the illustrated example, the lower part of the peripheral wall 32 of the cover cylinder is attached to the mounting cylinder.
Although the small outer diameter portions 3, 3 at the upper part of the aerosol can are fitted through the 12, 12, the cover cylinder peripheral wall 32 may be directly fitted to the small outer diameter portions 3, 3. In this case, cover cylinder peripheral wall
An auxiliary wall having an arc-shaped cross section is formed between the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls 32, and the left and right side walls of the auxiliary wall and the peripheral wall 32 are used as small-diameter portion 3 fitting cylindrical walls. The aerosol can is formed so as to be integrally connected. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the elastic pressing plates 36, 36.

Except for the aerosol can, each part is formed of a synthetic resin material.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the rear portion of the pressing plate 39 is pushed down in the state shown in FIG. The mixed liquid can be ejected from the nozzle 22, so that the mixed liquid can be easily obtained. Further, the lowering cylinder 23 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. By bringing the lower surface of the nozzle 22 close to or in contact with the lower surface of the horizontal hole 34 for swinging the nozzle, it is possible to easily prevent the pressing head member 20 from being inadvertently pressed, and further, as shown in FIG. By moving the tip of the nozzle 22 to the tip of the swing horizontal hole 34,
The nozzle 22 can be housed in the upper portion inside the cover cylinder peripheral wall 32 so as not to be in the way.

With the structure described in claim 2, the cover cylinder 30 can be easily removed together with the press-down head member 20 as described above, and those parts can be easily separated and discarded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of FIG. 2A-A taken in a direction indicated by an arrow.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional front view of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Connecting member 20 ... Depressing head member 30 ... Cover tube

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Each body 2 is in contact with each other and integrally connected,
A pair of left and right aerosol cans 1, 1 and a stem 5 that stands up through the top walls of both aerosol cans
The hollow body 21 fitted to the upper part of both aerosol cans by fitting the leg cylinders 27, 27 suspended from both right and left parts of the bottom plate of the hollow body 21
A press-down head member 20 for erecting a press-down cylinder 23 with a nozzle 22 so as to be rotatable from a top plate 24 of 21; and inserting the press-down head member into the inside to form an elliptical cross-section on the upper outer surfaces of both aerosol cans. A top plate that fits the lower part of the peripheral wall 32 that forms the nozzle, projects the nozzle 22 forward through the upper part of the nozzle vertical movement hole 33 formed in the upper end of the front wall 32a of the peripheral wall, and closes the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32. An intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the push-down plate 31 is formed on a push-down plate 39 which can swing up and down with the front portion as a fulcrum. By pressing down the rear part of the pressing plate 39 into the lowering hole, the pressing plate 39 presses down the stem 5 via the pressing head member 20, and dissimilar liquids in both aerosol cans are removed. And a cover cylinder 30 provided so as to be able to discharge through the nozzle 22. A horizontal hole 34 for swinging the nozzle is formed from the side of the nozzle protruding forward to one of the left and right peripheral wall side walls 32b, and a part of the nozzle 22 is moved into the horizontal hole 34 by the rotation of the press-down cylinder 23 with the nozzle. Nozzle 22 when entering
When the nozzle 22 moves to the tip of the horizontal hole 34, the lower surface of the tip of the nozzle approaches or contacts the lower surface of the horizontal hole 34, and the pressing head member via the pressing plate 39. A two-part mixed aerosol container characterized in that the lowering of 20 is impossible. 2. Attachment cylinders 12, 12 are attached to both right and left ends of the connecting portion 11, and the width of the connecting portion 11 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the outer diameter of the mounting tube. A connecting member 10 is provided for standing up an elastic plate 15, 15 having engaging ridges 14, 14 laid laterally on the upper outer surface via the outwardly projecting wall portions 13, 13.
The mounting cylinders 12, 12 are fitted to the outer surfaces of the small outer diameter portions 3, 3 formed by the upper end portion of the aerosol can. , 36, the engaging ridges 14, 14 of the elastic plate are engaged with the lower surface of the separation line below the pushing plate, and the upper ends of the elastic plates 15, 15 are pushed inward by pushing the pushing plates 36, 36 inward. At this time, the engaging projections 14, 14 are formed so as to be detachable from the lower surface of the separation line portion, and the fitting of the leg tubes 27, 27 to the stem 5 is made detachable. 2. The two-part mixed aerosol container according to claim 1, wherein the member 20 and the cover cylinder 30 are formed of a synthetic resin material.